The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-10-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
GREAT YACHT RACE F.!
A FOggy Morning, But a
Spanking Breeze.
THE VOLUNTEER WINS
THE RACE.
THEY REACH BALTIMORE
THEN OFF AGAIN.
The Tennessee EIectiOn-The
Amendment Reported De
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tFhe Yacht Race Yesterday
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tFhe Yacht Race Yesterday.
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SANDY Hook, Sept. 30.-The
wind is from e. N. E., and is blow
ing at the rate of twenty -four miles
an hour. 1t is still foggy a light
rain is falling. The yachts are out
of sight. The Volunteer, after the
start bore to windward in grand
fashion and through the drifting
fog could be seen gaining on the
Scotch cutter. Ten minutes after
the start the Volunteer was we'll to
windward and pulling away from
the Thistle. Half of the excursion
boats were not up TO- the lightship
when the start was made.
HIGHLANDS, Sept. 30.-The wealth
er at S:55 was even worse than yes
terday, a heavy fog completely shut
ting the water from view.
9:25 a. m,-The wind is stronger !;
very foggy.
9:3S a. Raining heavily; wind
increasing rapidly, blowing twenty
miles an hour. There now appears
a chance of the fog lifting.
$40 a. m.-The rain and wind is
subsiding.r 1t is possible the yachts
will start. The fog hangs heavy.
SANDY Hook, 9:52 a. m,-The
Thistle was at Scotland lightship at
9:20. The wind was then blowing
fifteen miles an hour from E. N. E. !;
the fog thick; a driving rain falling.
Tho reporters at igalands and
Sandy Hook will be unable to see
the start unless the weather clears.
The storm has placed the wires in
bad shape and the bulletins will be
delayed
HIGHLANDS, 10:42.-The prepara-
tory gun was fired at 1892, and the
starting signal has just been fired at
1912. The yachts are now maneu-
yering for the start. The wind is
fifteen miles an hour, L. The fog is
lifting little
10:45.-The yacht crossed the line
at South at 10:4S. The haze pre-
vents close ohservat on, but the Vol.
atnteer seemed to have slight lead,
though both yachts are very close
together and running very fast close
hauled with hooms to port,
SANDY Hook, 10:55.-The Electra
signalled before the start to make
the course E. by N. The yachts are
how outside the ber, still on the
starbOard tack. The Volunteer is
gaining OIL the Thistle, and getting
to windward.
HIGHLANDS, 11:05.-As the yachts
crossed the line, the Thistle was seen
to be windward. They are heading
E. N. E.. sailing on the course laid
towards Far Rockaway. The Vol-
uateer is outpulling the Scotchman.
They have become very indistinct
objects on the misty horizon, and
will soon disappear from view un-
less the fog clears away. Their
relative positions were unchanged
when last seen being only about five
hundred yards apart.
SANDY Hook, 11:3O.-The start
was made from Scotland lightship.
When.last seen they were heading
N. E. going very 'rapidly,withthe gap
widening d little in favor of the
Yankee. The wind is E. twenty to
twenty-five miles an hour.
11:35.-The wind is twenty-four
miles and hour, freshing due L At
this rate the yachts ought to make
the outside mark inside of three
hours from the stsrt. They ought to
make the run home in an hour
and forty minutes,
SANDY HOOK, 12:SO.-The wind
increased several miles in the last
half hour. A, steamboat reports
passing the yachts eight miles north
northeast of the starting point, the
Volunteer leading an eighth of a
mile, both carrying topsails. The
Volunteer stood up much. better
than the Thistle, the sea being hea-
Wy. At 1:15 the log is clearing
away, leaving a fine view.
1:15-The yachts are in sight one
mile south of Long Beach and were
turning the stake boat station, the
Volunteer to windward, land leading
by one mile.
THE VOLUNTEER WINS.
4 5 p. m..--The Volunteer crossed
the line at 4;24:10. The Thistle wal
three miles behind.